Tokyo stocks rose to a 10-month high on Monday as the dollar ... but market heavyweight Fast Retailing fell 0.54 percent to 39,970 yen. The finance ministry announced just before markets opened that Japan posted a second successive trade surplus, of ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up, hovers at 10-1/2-month high as weak yen supports
TOKYO, Nov 21 Japan's Nikkei rose on Monday morning, hovering at 10-1/2-month highs after the yen weakened further, but gains could be limited on investor caution after the market's recent sharp rally. The Nikkei share average rose 0.6 percent to 18,072.01 ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Biggest Comeback Breathes Life Into Japan’s Equity Bulls
So say Citigroup Inc., AllianceBernstein and Bordier & Cie, who all see further gains for Japanese shares after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average climbed more than 20 percent from this year’s low. The $5 trillion market has outperformed all its developed ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Sapporo celebrates Fighters with victory parade
The Nippon Ham Fighters held their first victory parade in four years on Sunday, celebrating their Japan Series and Pacific League championships in the streets of Sapporo. A crowd estimated at around 138,000 cheered on the Fighters, who captured their ... ( read original story ...)
Sky Mile Tower in Tokyo to Overtake Burj Khalifa as World's Tallest Building
This tall structure is envisioned to be built in one of the most technologically advanced places in the world which is in Tokyo, Japan. The Sky Mile Tower is a joint-proposal and vision by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Leslie E. Roberson Associates for ... ( read original story ...)
Should New Zealand have an earthquake warning system?
GeoNet seismologist John Ristau said in a live chat the revised magnitude of Monday's earthquake to 7.8, "has a significant effect on our probabilities since we now expect more larger aftershocks". In Japan, one of the most earthquake prone ... ( read original story ...)
Around the world with Manu Feildel: Episode five – Tokyo
Here I am more than halfway into my trip and Tokyo greets me with bright lights and people everywhere. It's crazier than Hong Kong in very many ways and I loved discovering the weird and wonderful in this city. Visiting the Tsukiji fish markets and seeing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Peach Aviation orders 10 Airbus A320neo jets, three older models
TOKYO Japan's Peach Aviation said it had ordered 10 fuel-efficient Airbus A320neo passenger jets and three older versions of the jet, for a total of $1.3 billion at list prices, as part of its business expansion plans. The Japanese budget carrier in a ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets rise, Nikkei hits 10-month high in intraday trading
A weaker yen sent Japan’s Nikkei to a 10-month high on Friday, helping drive gains across key Asian markets as robust U.S. economic data buoyed expectations of an interest-rate hike next month. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.80% was up 0.8% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's PM meets Trump, says confident can build trust
NEW YORK: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described Donald Trump as a "trustworthy leader" after meeting the US president-elect on Thursday to get clarity on statements Trump had made while campaigning that had caused concern about the alliance. ( read original story ...)
Japan's Shinzo Abe holds talks with Donald Trump
Japan's prime minister has voiced confidence in Donald Trump's leadership after becoming the first foreign leader to meet the US president-elect. Thursday's meeting at the Trump Tower in New York City came amid nervousness among Japan's leaders about the ... ( read original story ...)
Western Japan jolted by 5.4 magnitude quake
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook western Japan on Saturday but there was no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:48am (0248 GMT), was in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Argentina to boost trade
Buenos Aires: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make an official visit to Argentina on Monday hoping to boost investment in the Latin American nation, officials said. It is the first visit to Argentina by a Japanese prime minister in 57 years - the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM Abe has ‘great confidence’ in Trump, after president-elect’s first meeting with foreign leader
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the first world leader to meet US president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, seeking reassurances over the future of the US-Japan security and trade relations. Abe met with Trump in New York, where the incoming ... ( read original story ...)
Ivanka Trump’s Presence at Meeting With Japan’s Leader Raises Questions
Trump and his family’s business ventures emerged again Thursday evening, when a photograph was distributed that showed his daughter Ivanka at a meeting between Mr. Trump and the Prime Minister of Japan. News media were not allowed to attend the session ... ( read original story ...)
Wales v Japan rugby match prompts Cardiff travel warning
A sell-out crowd for Wales' autumn international against Japan has prompted a travel warning for Cardiff. Arriva Trains Wales said extra trains had been put on to try and cope with demand, but it still expected services to be very busy. Cardiff council ... ( read original story ...)